Obsidian Alternative w/ Canvas option
from Snowballfighter@lemmy.ca to privacy@lemmy.ml on 12 Nov 13:39
https://lemmy.ca/post/73746094

Edit: Obsidian is a good privacy option, I like finding several apps that have features that I use, please don’t be under the impression that I’m calling out Obsidian. It is proprietary and not open source, and some may prefer open source instead.

I like Obsidian for the canvas option and just need a simple note taking app to keep track of projects and reference for clients, but it’s proprietary and not open-source, so I’m looking for options that are.

I honestly could put in some leg work and test the others but hoping to bypass the faff of that with your help. Do any of the following have a canvas I can copy/ paste, organize images, add text, I made an example.

Logseq

Silver bullet

Joplin

FUTO notes

Trilium Notes

Thanks!

#privacy

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riskable@programming.dev on 12 Nov 18:41 next collapse

I agree that it’d be nice to have a FOSS alternative, but is there any evidence that Obsidian is violating user privacy?

I mean, I haven’t read anything. It doesn’t even have any kind of telemetry.

Snowballfighter@lemmy.ca on 12 Nov 21:19 collapse

Not saying they are violating anything but the privacy community is really knowledgeable about good Foss alternatives.

als@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 12 Nov 19:59 next collapse

Logse has a mode like this that I think they call whiteboard mode

Snowballfighter@lemmy.ca on 12 Nov 21:26 collapse

Thankyou, that’ll be my next try-it-out

Augmented1207@feddit.org on 12 Nov 21:01 next collapse

I feel like Obsidian enjoys the same trust that valve and steam does in the Linux/foss/privacy communities. They are just a good example of how it can work?

Snowballfighter@lemmy.ca on 12 Nov 21:24 next collapse

Very true, I wouldn’t have reservations recommending obsidian but also like I trying Foss alternatives for lots of things. This is one instance I’ve been stuck on finding something similar.

communism@lemmy.ml on 13 Nov 02:12 collapse

Not sure the two are comparable. Gaming is a space pretty much entirely occupied by proprietary software. I know there’s FOSS engines and some FOSS gaming-related software. But the norm for that space is far more in the direction of proprietary than any other kind of software I’m aware of.

desmosthenes@lemmy.world on 12 Nov 21:45 next collapse

damn that’s clean - time for me to update mine a bit

Snowballfighter@lemmy.ca on 12 Nov 21:52 collapse

My house is a mess but my desktop is tidy.

desmosthenes@lemmy.world on 12 Nov 22:10 collapse

no one judging here ^^

communism@lemmy.ml on 13 Nov 02:23 collapse

I use rnote for an “infinite canvas” note taking app, but it doesn’t have much by way of text structuring features like lists, headings, etc. It’s designed for hand-writing.